Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Well, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 920 050 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
392000 805000
Latitude
57.136021883016895
Longitude
-2.1321873317799462
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St John's Hospital, Aberdeen (0 miles)
Maryville, Aberdeen (1.02 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Aberdeen (1.24 miles)
St Mary's Well, Aberdeen (1.29 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Aberdeen (1.31 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the site (Camore ID 20168) and the fact that it stood on St John's Croft; the construction of a building over it (1832) and its removal to another site (twice).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Well
Head name
St John's Well
Place
St John's Well, Aberdeen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sant Johns Well 1696, Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Historic formSant Johns Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen Burgh Chrs., p. 384 Date of citation1696 x 1696 Feature named in sourcewell Notes on the context of this place-namePrinted by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council |
Source code
Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Author
Peter John Anderson
Source title
Charters and other Writs illustrating the History of the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen,MCLXI-MDCCCIV
Year
1890
Notes
Printed by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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